新疆和田是维吾尔民族主要聚居区之一,古代为于阗国地,居“丝绸之路”南道,是中西方文化交流的枢纽。和田维吾尔族民居木雕的题材主要来自几何学要素、自然物形体要素、文字书法以及生活中的常用器具的造型等。它是当地劳动人民长期劳动生活及文化交流的产物,是维吾尔族的精神财富,智慧的结晶,具有浓郁的地方民族特色。 Wada, Xinjiang is one of the main Uighur peoples’ settlements. In ancient times, Hetian County was home to the “Silk Road” south road and was the hub of the Sino-Western cultural exchange. Wada Uygur residential wood carving themes mainly from the geometric elements, natural objects, elements of calligraphy and writing, as well as the daily life of the shape of appliances and so on. It is a product of the long-term labor and cultural exchange of the local working people and is the crystallization of the spiritual wealth and wisdom of the Uyghur people and has rich local ethnic characteristics.